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Policy CN-1.4: Development Standards. Support new development that meets or exceeds standards <br />for energy -efficient building design and site planning. <br />Policy CN-1.5: Sensitive Receptor Decisions. Study the impacts of stationary and non -stationary <br />emission sources on existing and proposed sensitive uses and opportunities to <br />minimize health and safety risks. Develop and adopt new regulations avoiding the <br />siting of facilities that potentially emit increased pollution near sensitive receptors <br />within environmental justice area boundaries <br />Policy CN-1.6: New and Infill Residential Development. Promote development that is mixed use, <br />pedestrian friendly, transit oriented, and clustered around activity centers. <br />Policy CN-1.7: Housing and Employment Opportunities. Improve the city's jobs/housing balance <br />ratio by supporting development that provides housing and employment opportunities <br />to enable people to live and work in Santa Ana. <br />Policy CN-1.8: Promote Alternative Transportation. Promote use of alternate modes of transportation <br />in the City of Santa Ana, including pedestrian, bicycling, public transportation, car <br />sharing programs, and emerging technologies. <br />Policy CN-14: Transportation Demand Management. Require and incentivize projects to incorporate <br />transportation demand management techniques. <br />Policy CN-17: Indoor Recreation. Encourage new development to provide indoor recreation space <br />when located in areas with high levels of localized air pollution or if site is adjacent to <br />freeways or heavy industrial uses. <br />Existing Conditions <br />Pollutants and Effects <br />Air quality is defined by ambient air concentrations of seven specific pollutants identified by the USEPA <br />to be of concern with respect to health and welfare of the general public. These specific pollutants, <br />known as "criteria air pollutants," are defined as pollutants for which the federal and State governments <br />have established ambient air quality standards, or criteria, for outdoor concentrations to protect public <br />health. Criteria air pollutants include carbon monoxide (CO), ground -level ozone (03), nitrogen oxides <br />(NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), particulate matter ten microns or less in diameter (PMto), particulate matter <br />2.5 microns or less in diameter (PM2.5), and lead (Pb). The following descriptions of each criteria air <br />pollutant and their health effects are based on information provided by the SCAQMD.5 <br />Carbon Monoxide (CO). CO is primarily emitted from combustion processes and motor vehicles due to <br />incomplete combustion of fuel. Elevated concentrations of CO weaken the heart's contractions and lower <br />the amount of oxygen carried by the blood. It is especially dangerous for people with chronic heart <br />disease. Inhalation of CO can cause nausea, dizziness, and headaches at moderate concentrations and <br />can be fatal at high concentrations. <br />5 South Coast Air Quality Management District, Final Program Environmental Impact Report for the 2012 AQMP, <br />December 7, 2012. <br />Cabrillo Town Center <br />Air Quality ac77ca <br />PAGE 9 <br />18-655 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />10/3/2023 July 2023 <br />